//------------------------------// // Chap 6 // Story: Soarin and Rainbow Dash // by Ugly-Duckling123 //------------------------------// Making a promise to get at Soarin to get him back for disrupting Rainbow Dash's birthday, and now upsetting her again, Skye Storm left the castle within the Everfree to try and hunt down this Wonderbolt and defeat him. She had been searching for ten minutes when she saw two Pegasi on clouds wearing Wonderbolt uniforms. "You're thinking of seeing her again aren't you?" Spitfire asked Soarin as she saw he was looking towards the forest. "Yes." was all the answer she got. "Well even though I'm still not up for the idea, I was always told 'follow your heart'." "HEY YOU!" a voice cried above them. Both looking up, Soarin and Spitfire saw Skye Storm in her Shadowbolt uniform hovering above them. "I'm looking for Soarin Skies." she said wings still flapping. "Here I am." Soarin said stepping forward. "My name is Skye Storm," the mare said "And I have come to challenge and destroy you in skill duel, for the pain you have given my cousin Rainbow Dash!" "What pain could I have given her?" Soarin asked backing up a bit. "For the last two days she's been crying because you were at her birthday." Skye Storm said. "So, are you going to do this or are you too scared?" "Hey! Back off," Spitfire called out flaring her wings. "Only I get to tease him like that." "Like I care," Skye Storm said. "So Soarin Skies, do you accept my challenge?" "No." Soarin said not looking up but turning away nonetheless. If what that mare said was right and she is Rainbow's cousin, than he didn't want to do anything that could hurt her. And if that meant lowering his dignity a bit so be it. "Yeah that's right," Skye Storm said "You're just too scared aren't ya. I bet you wouldn't even be a Wonderbolt if your parents weren't the captains." "ENOUGH!" Spitfire screamed zooming up to be face to face with Skye Storm. "He might not want to accept your dumb challenge Shadowbolt, but I will. And when I win you will give an apology to my cousin for saying such things. Understand?" "Spitfire what are you doing?" Soarin asked slightly shocked. "Showing this pony not to mess with my family." she replied. Fifteen minutes later the three of them were at Rumbling Rock Ridge, Skye Storm and Spitfire at opposite ends anger on both their faces. "You first." Spitfire said flexing her wings. Skye Storm took off, soared high in the sky then with her wings put away took a virtacal dive. Just as she was about to hit the ground, she opened her wings and did some loop the loops, before landing back where she started. "Beat that." she said stamping her hoof. Spitfire took to the sky, and five Buckner Blitz's and then came back. Teeth grinding Skye Storm zig zagged across the sky leaving a black and dark blue trail as she was going so fast. Not waiting for Skye Storm to finish Spitfire soared high then tucked her wings in and dived spinning. But because she had her eyes closed with concentration, and Skye Storm was so determined at beating this Wonderbolt neither saw they were going to crash until. 'CRASH!' "Spitfire!" Soarin screamed and flew as fast as he could over to her. "Are you alright?" he asked looking his cousin over. "I'm... Fine...." Spitfire said checking her wings wincing as she unfurled one seeing it was broken. "SKYE STORM!" a voice called. Out of nowhere two more Shadowbolts came down. One checking on Skye Storm, the other glaring at Spitfire and Soarin. "GET OFF ME!" Skye Storm screamed shocking the one looking over her. Jumping up she winced and clutched her waist and knelt down. "You'll pay for this Wonderbolts!" the one looking at them said before going to help his partner get Skye Storm back to the castle. After a few minutes Soarin knelt down for Spitfire to climb on before he took off back to Cloudsdale. "Still thinking about her aren't ya?" she asked once they were in the sky and Soarin was hovering for a bit looking towards the forest. "I'm going to try and see her again in Whitetail Wood after we get you home and looked at," was all he said turning for home. "Well as I said cuz, follow you're heart. But remember, a dead one's not really a nice present for any girl." "Is that why you did this instead?" Soarin asked. "Partly," Spitfire said "The other is she insulted my favorite cousin and no pony ever does that." "'Fire, I'm your only cousin." Soarin said rolling his eyes laughing a bit. "Well at least I'll be able to get out of that party now." "Don't think mum and dad will like this."